Love animals and want to make a difference? Become a volunteer at RSPCA Victoria!
Ending animal cruelty is a mammoth task, and RSPCA Victoria can’t do it alone. Lend a hand at an op shop or a fundraising day, help care for animals in a shelter or take part in a sponsored event – every dollar helps.
Volunteer opportunities change regularly so please keep checking back for updates. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate work experience for students.
Benefits of Volunteering
- Learn new skills
- Gain experience to add to your resume
- Meet new friends and be a part of an awesome community
- Make a difference in the lives of animals
- Receive discounts at RSPCA Victoria retail stores and other benefits
Application process
All applicants will be required to complete an application. Applicants may only apply for one role initially, however once accepted as a volunteer you may also apply for other roles internally. Some roles will require an interview process to further assess for suitability.
Induction and onboarding
All volunteers are required to undertake online learning prior to volunteering. After this, volunteers will attend an on-site induction to help them understand their role and the location where they are volunteering, learn important health and safety requirements and of course, meet the team!
Time commitment
For most roles, we ask you to commit to shifts of four hours weekly or fortnightly for a minimum of six months.
Volunteering opportunities
There are many different roles for volunteers at RSPCA Victoria. All current opportunities are listed to the left of this page. Below is a quick summary, but please click the links to learn more.
- Operations – these roles assist in areas such as kennels, cattery, horse & livestock, vet clinic, storeroom / laundry and customer care.
- Department support – these roles assist in areas such as administration, education, community outreach, retail / e-commerce, gardening and maintenance.
- Op Shops – these roles assist within our op shops undertaking a variety of duties such as serving customers and receiving, sorting and pricing donated goods.
- Foster Care – these roles are for individuals wanting to foster an animal in need in their own home.
- Events – if there are future events scheduled that volunteers can sign up for they will show up here.
Mutual Obligations
RSPCA Victoria is an approved voluntary organisation for the purposes of Centrelink Mutual Obligations so if you have Mutual Obligations, you can potentially meet them by volunteering with us.
Apply now!
Apply online using the links to your left or contact us today:
volunteer@rspcavic.org.au I (03) 9224 2283
